Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC Code: 51-9032
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 73.3/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 73.3 — High
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Median Salary
$45,700
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Job Growth
-2.3%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Operation and Control
- •Monitoring
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Critical Thinking
Common Tasks
- ✓Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
- ✓Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
- ✓Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
- ✓Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
- ✓Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation